Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Adam O'Farrill is a 15-year old jazz trumpeter born and raised in Brooklyn, New York....

Adam O'Farrill is a 15-year old jazz trumpeter born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Being the grandson of Afro-Cuban Jazz composer and arranger Chico O'Farrill, and the son of GRAMMY-award winning Latin jazz pianist and composer Arturo O'Farrill, Adam clearly has a rich musical background.

Having started studying classical piano at age 6, and starting trumpet at age 8, he has been playing music for almost his whole life. Ever since then, he has had many achievements in the world of music. He has had the privilege of playing in many well-known venues, such as Birdland Jazz Club, the Jazz Standard, Mount Fuji Jazz Festival 2009, the White House, Madison Square Garden, and Symphony Space.

He has had the opportunity to perform and work with critically acclaimed artists such as Stefon Harris, Curtis Fuller, Randy Weston, Arturo O'Farrill, Benny Golson, and James Moody. He received the Outstanding Soloist Award at the 1st Annual Charles Mingus Competition, and was commissioned to write a piece for Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in the fall of 2009.

He has studied with Jim Seeley, Michael Rodriguez, Bobby Shew, and Nathan Warner. Adam currently leads a band with his brother, Zack, called Alphabet Soup, featuring Adam O'Farrill (trumpet), Livio Almeida (tenor sax), Zaccai Curtis (piano), Michael Sacks (bass), and Zachary O'Farrill (drums). Adam O'Farrill was recently chosen to participate in the 2010 GRAMMY Jazz Ensemble as 2nd Trumpet. I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

Program
1 Sep 2010 20:30
Cornelia Street Cafe New York, New York Localizar Ingressos
5 Sep 2010 21:00
Birdland Jazz Club New York, NY, MEXICO Localizar Ingressos

6 Sep 2010 19:30
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola New York, NY

10 Sep 2010 20:00
Yippie Museum Manhattan, NY


The 2010 Grammy Jazz Band plays "A Mis Abuelos" at the Grammy Career Day Concert at USC
Featuring Josh Gawel on lead trumpet, Noah Hocker on trumpet, Gabe Schnider on guitar, Adam O'Farrill on trumpet, and Evan Sherman on drums

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